Human Development : A Life-Span View

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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A LIFE-SPAN VIEW, Fourth Edition provides students with balanced coverage of the entire life span. John C. Cavanaugh's extensive research in gerontology, combined with Robert V. Kail's expertise in childhood and adolescence, result in a textbook that presents complete and balanced coverage of all life stages. Utilizing a modified chronological approach, the authors trace development from conception through late life in sequential order, while also dedicating several chapters to important topical issues pertaining to particular points in the life span. This Fourth Edition includes unparalleled technology integration to help students better understand and remember the enormous amount of information covered in this course.

Preface

xiii

About the Authors

xxiii

The Study of Human Development

1

(44)

How to Use This Book

2

(3)

Learning and Study Aids

2

(1)

Terminology

3

(1)

Organization

4

(1)

Thinking About Development

5

(6)

Recurring Issues in Human Development

5

(2)

Basic Forces in Human Development: The Biopsychosocial Framework

7

(4)

Developmental Theories

11

(13)

Psychodynamic Theory

11

(3)

Learning Theory

14

(1)

Cognitive-Developmental Theory

15

(3)

The Ecological and Systems Approach

18

(1)

Life-Span Perspective, Selective Optimization With Compensation, and Life Course Perspective